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Radio New Zealand’s Our Changing World programme features interviews with researchers covering topics such as science, environment and health.

  • New cancer treatment

    05 Jul, 2012

    Victoria University is investigating a new form of cancer treatment using evolved enzymes.

  • Psa-resistant kiwifruit

    05 Jul, 2012

    Research by Plant & Food scientists is aiming to breed kiwifruit cultivars that show resistance to the pathogen Psa.

  • Bumblebees and pollination

    21 Jun, 2012

    Plant & Food Research is investigating whether bumblebees can be used to pollinate flowers in commercial orchards.

  • Bioluminescence and superbugs

    10 May, 2012

    Glow in the dark bacteria are a novel rapid screening technique for finding new drugs to combat superbugs.

  • Nature’s catalysts

    12 Apr, 2012

    Exploring the function of enzymes and how they might be used to fight microscopic pathogens is the focus of a team of researchers at the University of Canterbury.

  • Waste 2 Gold

    05 Apr, 2012

    The Rotorua District Council and Scion are testing new technologies to reduce waste and create valuable products.

  • Apple bioactives

    29 Mar, 2012

    Compounds in apples that may help ease the symptoms of inflammatory diseases are being investigated by researchers at the University of Otago. The team is part of Nutrigenomics New Zealand.

  • Bioplastics

    03 Nov, 2011

    New bioplastic materials are being developed at Scion in Rotorua, including some that incorporate wood.

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